Pressure lever lock
A lock includes an internal facing portion and an external facing portion, a lever assembly, a housing cover on the external facing portion of the lock including a lock assembly having a locked position and a unlocked position and a button cap. The button cap extends into a first groove of the housing cover and engages a silicon sleeve sealing the button cap and the housing cover. A housing includes a trigger button and an inner seal to engage a second groove sealing the housing and the housing cover, and an anchoring frame on the internal facing portion of the lock coupled to the housing. The trigger button extends through the anchoring frame, and the trigger button is accessible from the internal facing portion of the lock to releasably actuate the lock assembly.
1 . A lock comprising:
an internal facing portion and an external facing portion;
a lever assembly;
a housing cover on the external facing portion of the lock comprising a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprising a push button and having a locked position blocking actuation of the push button and an unlocked position allowing actuation of the push button, the housing cover further comprising a button cap, wherein the button cap extends into a first groove of the housing cover and engages a silicon sleeve sealing the button cap and the housing cover;
a striker plate secured to the housing cover, wherein the lock assembly is secured between the housing cover and the striker plate;
a housing comprising a trigger button and an inner seal to engage a second groove sealing the housing and the housing cover; and
an anchoring frame on the internal facing portion of the lock coupled to the housing,
wherein the trigger button extends through the anchoring frame,
wherein the trigger button is accessible from the internal facing portion of the lock to releasably actuate the lock assembly,
wherein the trigger button includes a hook configured to engage with the striker plate,
wherein, in response to actuation of the push button, the push button actuates the trigger button, releasing the hook from the striker plate.
2 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly comprises:
an arm having a securing member extending through the housing to engage the housing cover, wherein the lever assembly is configured to rotate about the securing member.
3 . The lock of claim 2 , wherein the lever assembly further comprises a closing position adjustment screw having a first end and a second end, wherein the closing position adjustment screw comprises a screw cap on the first end, a nut, and a nut cap on the second end.
4 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the housing cover further comprises a spring configured to rotate the housing cover and the lever assembly.
5 . The lock of claim 4 , wherein the spring is a torsion spring.
6 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the seal between the button cap and the housing cover is water-tight.
7 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the seal between the housing cover and the housing is water-tight.
8 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a base pivot cover.
9 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein a locking washer couples the anchoring frame to the housing.
10 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein in response to the actuation of the push button, the housing cover and the lever assembly rotate.
11 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the lock assembly further comprises:
a lock barrel;
a push button spring; and
a coupling to couple the lock assembly to the housing cover.
12 . The lock of claim 11 , wherein the lock barrel is configured to rotate to alter the configuration of the push button between the locked position and the unlocked position.
13 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the trigger button releasably actuates the lock assembly in the unlocked position of the push button.
14 . The lock of claim 1 , wherein the trigger button is spring-loaded and a trigger button pin couples the trigger button to the anchoring frame.